Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Ok, so if as you suggest 2700 dpi is approaching the resolution > of film, are > you of the opinion that a 30" x 40" print from such a scan would have as > much detail as a conventional 'wet' print from the same negative? > If so why > do people bother to have drum scans made and why do Nikon bother > to produce > a 4000 dpi scanner? > > Steve 1) Because the premise that 2700 SPI is approaching the limit of film is wrong. 2) Drum scanners do not have the bloom and smear problem that CCD scanners have in the red channel. 3) Drum scanners have a higher dynamic range...both less noise, and an expanded range...but the expanded range is only useful for chromes.